Xu Hao, though somewhat displeased, didn't pay it too much mind.

He still quietly followed behind Chen Suyi. Having promised Elder Chen, he naturally intended to keep his word.

After resting in the hotel, Chen Suyi's concert went ahead as scheduled at 8 pm.

In the meantime, Chen Suyi went to the dressing room to change outfits, preparing for the next performance.

Xu Hao stood inconspicuously behind a screen, having chosen his vantage point carefully; from here, he could see most of the area.

Just then, he suddenly spotted someone dressed as a volunteer, pushing a cart filled with fruit platters and drinks, heading towards the dressing room.

Others might not have noticed anything amiss about this person, but Xu Hao saw it clearly—there was a shining light about them!

A martial cultivation master!

Xu Hao sneered inwardly. A martial cultivation master serving as a volunteer for a celebrity? Who are they trying to fool?

"Stop right there!" Xu Hao immediately shouted, rushing out.

However, the person, sensing danger, dashed straight for Chen Suyi's dressing room with incredible speed, barely slower than Xu Hao himself!

There was already some distance between Xu Hao and the individual, and with their speed, catching up was made even harder.

Chen Zhen and the other six guards stationed outside the door immediately charged forward, attempting to intercept the assassin.

Unfortunately, this assassin was a master in the middle stage of mastery, and although only slightly slower than Xu Hao in terms of speed, they were unstoppable by the likes of Chen Zhen and the others.

Even with Chen Zhen being a master of Internal Energy Transformation, it was no use!

The assassin struck casually, sending several people flying with a flick of the hand.

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At this moment, Chen Suyi had changed her clothes and opened the door to the dressing room. Seeing Chen Zhen being blasted away, she cried out in shock, "Uncle Zhen! Uncle Zhen!"

The assassin, seeing Chen Suyi surprisingly emerge on her own, burst into laughter, "Haha! Yagga! Time to die!"

An Islander!

In his complacency, he had revealed some of his background.

"Damn Islander!"

Xu Hao cursed and accelerated towards Chen Suyi at his top speed.

"Haha! Too late! I am a Suicide Soldier, destined to perish along with my enemy!"

With that, his speed surged, propelling him like a cannonball toward Chen Suyi!

"Get out of the way!" Chen Zhen bellowed.

But he forgot that, after all, Chen Suyi was an ordinary person. Even if she remained somewhat composed, she wasn't able to dodge the assassin's attack.

Xu Hao felt somewhat helpless; had he been allowed to stay by her side as a protector, such a situation would never have occurred.

"Sigh, forcing me to play my trump card!" Xu Hao muttered gloomily, then the Dragon Pattern on his arm suddenly emitted a faint golden glow.

This was a newly learned martial technique that instantaneously boosted his combat strength at the cost of expending his own essence blood. Mastering the First Layer would double his strength for a minute;

Mastering the Second Layer would triple his strength for two minutes;

And so on, up to the Ninth Layer, the highest level, which could instantly increase his strength ninefold. Including his own, that equated to a tenfold increase in strength and could be sustained for a full ten minutes!

When Xu Hao first saw this martial technique, he instantly fell in love with it. It allowed for a sudden burst of power at critical moments, catching enemies completely off guard—perfect.

However, every boon has its bane. The technique's major flaw was that, once the duration ended, he would be left enfeebled for twelve Chinese Hours, during which his combat strength would be merely half of his normal level.

Xu Hao was initially reluctant to use it, but in this urgent moment, he had no choice.

Upon doubling his power, his strength temporarily jumped from the Peak of mastery to the Grandmaster Realm.

"Buzz!"

Xu Hao's speed suddenly increased dramatically; his figure became ghostlike, causing the air around to tremble violently.

In the blink of an eye, Xu Hao was in front of Chen Suyi. He smiled faintly and struck out with the back of his hand.

"Bang!"

The assassin was utterly stunned; never could he have imagined a person could move that fast.

As such, he was unprepared to dodge.

Moreover, with Xu Hao now possessing the strength of a Grandmaster, the assassin couldn't have dodged even if he wanted to.

Seeing the assassin crash heavily onto the floor, struggling for a few seconds before becoming motionless, Chen Suyi, who had been anxious all along, finally felt relieved.

But Xu Hao's mouth twitched twice, and with a serious face, he approached Chen Suyi, "Chen Suyi, now you know better, right? If I had been too late to save you, you would have been off to see King Yan by now. You deserve a spanking!"

While speaking, Xu Hao took two steps forward, pinching Chen Suyi's cheek twice and then smacking her buttocks twice with his hand!

Slap, slap!

The crisp sounds echoed outside the dressing room, leaving Chen Zhen and the bodyguards watching Xu Hao's actions in utter shock.

Assistants and backstage staff who came over at the sound stood aghast, their eyes nearly popping out!

Damn!

This was Huaya's most popular star, and he was spanking her? Had he lost his mind, or was he looking for a scandal?

Chen Suyi stood rigid in place, and after coming to her senses, her voice shot up eight octaves, "You bastard, you... where did you hit me?"

That was a spot no man had touched for twenty years, and this scoundrel dared to spank Chen Suyi's behind?

Even if he had saved her life, it was unacceptable!